31 - The Key to Happiness

Let me start off first by saying I was terrified of these colors. They are so much brighter than what I normally work with, but I was determined to give it a try. And I'm so glad that I did because I love my page. So, onto how I solved case 31...

The Evidence - I used wooden accents (asterisks), yellow wood-grain paper, liquid medium (mist and watercolor), repetition (two of the same photo), and circles.

The Testimony - I used embellishments as a canopy above my journaling area and I also used the Key West prompt as a title but also used it as a jumping off point in my journaling to write a sort of letter to my son on advice for a happy life.

And of course all the colors are there. Thanks for looking!

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Comment by Riikka Kovasin on August 17, 2012 at 9:00am: Congratulations, well deserved! Cute lo and great journaling!

Comment by Billie-Jean Beveridge on August 15, 2012 at 11:19pm: Hey there a big congrats on being the Star Witness. Love your cute photos and your journalling rocks! :)

Comment by Annie Claxton on August 15, 2012 at 5:23am: You've made the colours work so well, love the misting and stitching - and WHAT a cute picture, great idea to print it in colour and b/w, and most of all love the letter to your son, it's beautiful.

Comment by Eila Sandberg on August 14, 2012 at 11:52pm: Sure was stumped at first by the colours at first but am so happy you decided to play along after all. Love how you've used both a b&w and colour piccie to enhance your page. The journalling really is fabulous - congrats on being our Star Witness of the week. Really so well deserved!

Comment by Helena Virpi on August 14, 2012 at 5:25am: Sweet photo - love it in color and in b/w. The misting around the stitched circle is fantastic. Love the journaling. Took me awhile to read it though :)

Comment by Debbi Tehrani on August 13, 2012 at 6:33pm: So, so glad you gave this a whirl, Maryjane, because what a special page you've created! Such a darling photo (love the b/w and color together) and a great design. Love how the masked circle reveals the woodgrain. But the star of your page is your journaling, for sure!

Comment by Sarah Martin on August 13, 2012 at 2:21am: Fabulous work Maryjane. I too was scared of the colour palette.

But it feels great to step out of the colour comfort zone sometimes!

What fabulous journalling.

Comment by Zeffy on August 13, 2012 at 2:18am: Lovely L.O. I love all of your journaling.....

Comment by Rosa Daporta on August 13, 2012 at 2:04am: Oh such a sweet picture of your baby. Love your mist background and how you wrote your journaling. BEAUTIFUL!!